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On Sunday, July 24th, Justine Skye paid a visit at Habana Outpost. For those of you who are not familiar with the rising star. Justine Skye is a Brooklyn native, who at a young age found early success in the music industry. She is currently signed to Jay-Z’s Roc Nation, where she is producing her…

Located on the sides of the Brooklyn Love Building, lies the words and face of The Notorious B.I.G. Time to time, the mural attracts all sorts of visitors. On March, a bearded individual wearing a cap and a pair of bright red sneakers settled on the corner. He brought with him what seemed like huge…

Between The Notorious B.I.G’s mural and Habana To Go, can be found a strange looking ATM machine. Using various urban artistic elements, street artist dddgart , embellished and decorated the ATM machine. The ATM charges 99 cents per transaction. Funds generated through these transactions are used to support Habanaworks. Established in 2006 by Sean Meenan,…

“Spread Love, It’s the Brooklyn Way”, it is only normal for Habanaworks to associate themselves with Christopher Wallace’s words. Habanaworks is a non-profit organization created by Sean Meenan in 2006. The organization embraces urban environmentalism and provides free engaging educational programs for the community in downtown Brooklyn. To learn more check out http://www.habanaworks.org/ One…

It has been 6 years since the completion of the Notorious B.I.G mural. Habana acting as the canvas, has given a unique opportunity for local artists and the community. Together, Biggie’s iconic image and his lyric from his song, “Juicy” can be found appearing in front of the Brooklyn Love Building. While paying homage to…

After being hidden from the neighborhood for a whole season, the scaffolds around the Brooklyn Love Building are finally being taken down—(no more chin-ups high school kids, whomp whomp). Mosey on down to Fulton and South Portland streets to catch a glimpse of the work that has been going on behind all the netting, iron rods…